lie up
to go into or stay in one's room or bed, as through illness
to be out of commission or use: my car has been lying up for months
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How to use lie up in a sentence
Chambers will lie up in Seal Cove for an hour or two, I reckon, if he has got down that far.
The Rival Campers | Ruel Perley SmithMeanwhile we had best lie up at the mouth of this place in case they should still be hidden here.
Fair Margaret | H. Rider HaggardLike a wounded lion, the Idaho was seeking a place where she could lie up and determine how badly she had been hurt.
The Lost Warship | Robert Moore WilliamsGreybrush was thoroughly frightened, and not daring to lie up in his own quarters, he had sought refuge in those of the badgers.
Lives of the Fur Folk | M. D. HavilandIn case a mule gets sick, or goes lame, don't you see that the machine would have to lie up until we could get another team?
The Boy Chums in the Florida Jungle | Wilmer M. Ely
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